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P. Jeevanandham | |
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Born | Sorimuthu 21 August 1907 Boothapandi, Kingdom of Travancore, British India (now part of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India) |
Died | 18 January 1963 | (aged 55)
Alma mater | Government School, Boothapandi, Kanyakumari district |
Known for | Communist Leader and Social Reformer |
Political party | Communist party of India |
P. Jeevanandham (21 August 1907 – 18 January 1963) also called Jeeva, was a social reformer, political leader, litterateur and one of the pioneers of the Communist and socialist movements in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.[1]
He was not only a socio-political leader, but was also a cultural theoretician, an excellent orator, journalist and critic; and above all, a relentless fighter for the deprived. A down-to-earth person with a clean record in public life, Jeevanandham was held in high esteem by ordinary people.